Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford is trying his utmost to make the threat of tariffs the entire focus of the election campaign. The other party leaders are trying their utmost to shift the narrative away from tariffs to other big things at stake for Ontario voters.

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to pause his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for at least 30 days, Ford has lost his excuse for this election. She says the Feb. 27 election should be about both protecting the province and fixing the public health-care system.

The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S.

Ontario is backing out of a $68 million contract with Starlink over President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, which are set to go into effect tomorrow.

TORONTO — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is defending simultaneously wearing two hats, campaigning in a snap election he called and taking anti-tariff actions as premier.

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, one of Canada's largest provinces, announced on his Twitter account that he would be ending a massive, $68 million contract with Elon Musk's company, Starlink, that was signed in November and meant to provide high speed internet access to residents in Northern and Rural Ontario.